i have seen tank say u should drink 6 liters a day but have seen the doctor on thismornig say u should drink 2 and a half-3 liters a day. i was wonding isnt 6 too much? cause i know drinking alot of water flushes out salt and i have heard some people have died in clubs because oh drinking too much when on extacy. i do drink alot of fluids myself not water tho i proberly drink about 6-7 liters of differnt fluids its a bit of an addicion accualy i allways feel thirsty and have worryed about this a few times. dose anyone know more about this?

If you always have a thirst, better get checked for diabetes. Simple blood test.  My wife has diabetes and it can be controlled simply by diet.

yeah someone eles told me that but i have never taken alot of suger and im not hungery all the time wich i beleve u get with diabetes i think its a mental thing like o.c.d. but i dont really know much about diabetes so proberly should get checked out

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alot of suger and im not hungery all the time

Ben, this is not necessary. Only some symptoms need appear. For example my wife had no symptoms at all and it was only discovered when she went for a blood test for a totally different reason! Got a bit of a shock, I can tell you!

One cause is the use of steroids!  This is about the thirst problem:-

# Excessive thirst (polydipsia): A person with diabetes develops high blood sugar levels. The body tries to counteract this by sending a signal to the brain to dilute the blood, which translates into thirst. The body encourages more water consumption to dilute the high blood sugar back to normal levels and to compensate for the water lost by excessive urination.

# Excessive urination (polyuria): Another way the body tries to get rid of the extra sugar in the blood is to excrete it in the urine. This can also lead to dehydration because excreting the sugar carries a large amount of water out of the body along with it.

# Excessive eating (polyphagia): If the body is able, it will secrete more insulin in order to try to deal with the excessive blood sugar levels. Also the body is resistant to the action of insulin in type 2 diabetes. One of the functions of insulin is to stimulate hunger. Therefore, higher insulin levels lead to increased hunger and eating. Despite increased caloric intake, the person may gain very little weight and may even lose weight.

ok mate thanks for explaining. i have never taken steroids either. but ill get checked out just be safe.

Bigben - you drink around 6-7 litres a day of different fluids - what is it that you mainly drink?

in morning i have about 1-2 big cups of coffie proberly 1 litre then 4 big cups of tea so thats about 2 liters then a litre of orange juice then about 2 or 3 liters of water or tonic water

this is the kind of fluids i drink most days but it vairies some time of course. i know this seems like alot of caffien but i only put 2 ts of coffie in each cup of coffie and one tea bag in a cup of tea.

does your tea and coffee contain milk ?? and what type do you use. (milk)

Water is important in itself :


One of the main jobs of the liver is to
convert stored fat into energy. That's a
good thing.

But your liver also helps out the kidneys
when they are having some trouble.

And when you are not drinking enough water,
your kidneys need a hand, so your liver
helps out.

But now, your liver is taking away it's
focus on turning your fat into energy
and... well, you see where I am going with
this one.

It makes you fatter. Period.

You might have tried to drink more
water before and felt yourself going to
the loo non-stop.

That's only temporary and it's actually a
good thing. It's your cells releasing all the
excess water in your body.

Soon, it will slow down as you body beings
to realize it will continue to get more
water.

So you could try :-

A cup of water for every 15 pounds of
bodyweight. It's not a magic formula,
but I found it works well.

And just as important, have a big glass of
water first thing when you wake up. You get
dehydrated when you are sleeping, so it's
the perfect way to rehydrate right away.

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1-2 big cups of coffie proberly 1 litre

A litre is 2.2 pints, so they must be VERY big cups.  Bigben, possibly you're not really drinking as much liquid as you think.

maybe to make it easier, stick to water itself! then that way u no what your drinking and how much ben

yes i use very big cups i think im right on the amount. and i use semi-skimmed milk

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yes i use very big cups

So does double d

and they hold more than a litre  

i got checked out today and no dibeitites